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Below is the School of Medicine calendar for the 2008-2009 academic year. SoM academic calendars for previous years are also available in PDF format:
For more information about clinical clerkships periods for MD students, visit our clinical clerkships Web site.
The School of Medicine Academic Calendar honors and cites many dates from the Stanford University Academic Calendar. Please visit the Stanford University Registrar's Office online to view and print Stanford University Academic Calendars in their entirety.
2008-2009 School of Medicine Academic Calendar
(Last updated Monday, October 27, 2008)
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Applies to all programs for matriculating students, unless otherwise noted: |
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Dates are subject to change. |
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A PDF version of the 2008-2009 calendar is available for easy printing |
AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1092; MD Program Q1 and Q4)
August 18 |
Mon |
Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment |
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August 20 |
Wed |
MD — University housing move-in date; SWEAT orientation |
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August 21-24 |
Thu-Sun |
MD — SWEAT trip |
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August 25-27 |
Mon-Wed |
MD — New student orientation |
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August 27 |
Wed |
MD — Dean's Reception and Stethoscope Ceremony (invitation only) |
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August 28 |
Thu |
MD — Instruction begins for MD courses |
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August 29 |
Fri |
MD — Deadline for Scholarly Concentration Final Completion for graduation in 2008-09 |
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September 1 |
Mon |
Labor Day (holiday; no classes) |
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September 19-21 |
Fri-Sun |
GRAD — Bioscience graduate student camping trip |
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September 22 |
Mon |
First day of autumn quarter |
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September 22 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 4 |
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September 22 |
Mon |
GRAD — Instruction begins |
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September 22 |
Mon |
GRAD — Bioscience graduate student orientation |
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September 25 |
Thu |
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for summer quarter |
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October 1 |
Wed |
MD — Scholarly Concentration declaration deadline for second-year students |
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October 5 |
Sun |
Deadline for filing study list |
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October 10 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 4) |
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October 12 |
Sun |
Deadline for adding courses or units |
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October 19 |
Sun |
Deadline for dropping courses or units |
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October 20 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 5 |
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November 16 |
Sun |
GRAD — Deadline for applying for autumn quarter degree conferral |
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November 17 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 6 |
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November 24-28 |
Mon-Fri |
Thanksgiving recess (no classes) |
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December 1-7 |
Mon-Sun |
End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week") |
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December 5 |
Fri |
Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday) |
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December 5 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 6) |
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December 8-12 |
Mon-Fri |
End-Quarter examinations |
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December 12 |
Fri |
GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for autumn quarter degree conferral |
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December 15- |
Mon-Sun |
MD — Winter Break for first-year Practice of Medicine and clinical students (no classes) |
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December 15- |
Mon-Mon |
Winter Break for GRAD and second-year Practice of Medicine MD students (no classes) |
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December 16 |
Tue |
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. |
WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1094; MD Program Q2 and Q5)
November 17 |
Mon |
Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment |
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January 5 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 7 |
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January 5 |
Mon |
MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine |
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January 6 |
Tue |
First day of winter quarter |
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January 6 |
Tue |
Instruction begins for courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine |
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January 8 |
Thu |
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter |
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January 19 |
Mon |
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday; no classes) |
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January 19 |
Mon |
Deadline for filing study list |
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January 25 |
Sun |
Deadline for adding courses or units |
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February 1 |
Sun |
Deadline for dropping courses or units |
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February 2 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 8 |
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February 16 |
Mon |
Presidents Day (holiday; no classes) |
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February 20 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 8) |
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March 1 |
Sun |
GRAD — Deadline for applying for winter quarter degree conferral |
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March 2 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 9 |
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March 4-8 |
Wed-Sun |
GRAD — Bioscience education interview weekend |
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March 9-15 |
Mon-Sun |
End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week") |
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March 13 |
Fri |
Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday) |
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March 16-20 |
Mon-Fri |
End-Quarter examinations |
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March 19 |
Thu |
MD — Match Day |
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March 20 |
Fri |
GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for winter quarter degree conferral |
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March 23-29 |
Mon-Sun |
MD — Spring Break for preclinical students (no classes) |
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March 23-30 |
Mon-Mon |
GRAD — Spring Break (no classes) |
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March 24 |
Tue |
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. |
SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1096; MD Program Q3 and Q6)
March 9 |
Mon |
Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment |
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March 30 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 10 |
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March 30 |
Mon |
MD — Instruction begins for first- and second-year Practice of Medicine |
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March 31 |
Tue |
First day of spring quarter |
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March 31 |
Tue |
Instruction begins for courses other than Practice of Medicine |
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April 2 |
Thu |
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for winter quarter |
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April 12 |
Sun |
Deadline for filing study list |
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April 12 |
Sun |
Deadline for applying for spring quarter degree conferral |
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April 17 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 10) |
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April 19 |
Sun |
Deadline for adding courses or units |
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April 24 |
Fri |
MD — Last day of instruction for second-year students |
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April 26 |
Sun |
Deadline for dropping courses or units |
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April 27 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 11 |
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May 7 |
Thu |
MD — 26th Annual Medical Student Research and POM/Population Health Symposium |
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May 7-9 |
Thu-Sat |
MD — Admit Weekend (events begin Thursday, May 7, at 5 p.m.) |
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May 25 |
Mon |
Memorial Day (holiday; no classes) |
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May 25 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 12 |
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May 29-June 4 |
Fri-Thu |
GRAD — End-Quarter period ("Dead Week") |
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June 3 |
Wed |
GRAD — Last day of instruction |
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June 4 |
Thu |
MD — Last day of instruction for first-year students |
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June 4 |
Thu |
GRAD — Day before finals (no classes) |
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June 5 |
Fri |
GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for spring quarter degree conferral |
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June 5-10 |
Fri-Wed |
GRAD — End-Quarter examinations |
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June 8 |
Mon |
MD — Day before finals (no classes) for first-year students |
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June 9-10 |
Tue-Wed |
MD — End-Quarter examinations for first-year students |
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June 11 |
Thu |
Grades for graduating students due at noon |
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June 12 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 12) |
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June 13 |
Sat |
School of Medicine Commencement (all degree programs) |
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June 14 |
Sun |
Stanford University Commencement |
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June 16 |
Tue |
Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59 p.m. |
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June 22-28 |
Mon-Sun |
MD — Vacation for clinical students |
SUMMER QUARTER
(Term 1098)
April 13 |
Mon |
Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment |
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June 23 |
Tue |
First day of summer quarter |
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June 23 |
Tue |
Instruction begins |
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June 28 |
Sun |
Deadline for filing study list |
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June 29 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 1 |
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July 3 |
Fri |
Independence Day observed (holiday; no classes) |
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July 5 |
Sun |
Deadline for adding courses and units |
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July 12 |
Sun |
Deadline for dropping courses or units |
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July 27 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 2 |
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August 2 |
Sun |
GRAD — Deadline for applying for summer quarter degree conferral |
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August 8-13 |
Sat-Thu |
End-quarter period ("Dead Week") |
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August 13 |
Thu |
Last day of instruction |
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August 14 |
Fri |
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 2) |
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August 14-15 |
Fri-Sat |
End-quarter examinations |
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August 18 |
Tue |
Grades due at 11:59 p.m. |
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August 24 |
Mon |
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 3 |
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September 18 |
Fri |
GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for summer quarter degree conferral |
